Distance from Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Barcelona, Spain and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 8,517 kilometers (5,292 miles).

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 8,517 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Barcelona at 47 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Barcelona, Spain

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Coordinates: 41.3888° N 2.159° E

Elevation: 47 m (154 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)
  • Sabadell Airport (QSA)
  • Aeroport de Girona - Costa Brava (GRO)
  • Reus Airport (REU)
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)

Other distances from Barcelona

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Barcelona to Madrid 505 km
From Barcelona to Valencia 303 km
From Barcelona to Zaragoza 255 km
From Barcelona to Málaga 770 km
From Barcelona to Murcia 471 km

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Chengdu, China Swansea, United Kingdom 8,517 km
Manaus, Brazil Brussels, Belgium 8,517 km
Toronto, Canada Kumasi, Ghana 8,517 km
Puebla, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,517 km
Memphis, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 8,517 km
Vienna, Austria Tulsa, United States 8,517 km
Edmonton, Canada Belém, Brazil 8,516 km
Brussels, Belgium Bucaramanga, Colombia 8,518 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Tampa, United States 8,518 km
San Jose, United States Leicester, United Kingdom 8,516 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,518 km
Santiago, Chile Chicago, United States 8,518 km
Mexicali, Mexico Bradford, United Kingdom 8,515 km
Dublin, Ireland Irapuato, Mexico 8,519 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Hermosillo, Mexico 8,519 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,519 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Campinas, Brazil 8,519 km
Madrid, Spain Managua, Nicaragua 8,520 km
London, United Kingdom Sacramento, United States 8,520 km

Measure more distances between cities